DALLAS, Texas, March 21 (TNSLrpt) -- Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - March 20, 2026 * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.21 per hour in the South to $53.99 in the Northeast in December 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, hourly employer costs   more

NEW YORK, March 20 (TNSrep) -- Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news on March 19, 2026: * * * These Glacier Guardians Are Women From a photography exhibit of a high-mountain community in the Peruvian Andes to leading research by Columbia scientists, a recent panel celebrated the knowledge and work of women in and around glaciers. By Isabel Norman Nestled at the foot of the largest tropical glacier in the world, the high-mountain community of Phinaya   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Smith Honor Women in Agriculture * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, led a bipartisan resolution to designate March 21, 2026, as "National Women in Agriculture Day" to honor the critical contributions of women in agriculture. The Senate unanimously passed the resolution, which highlights the more than 1.2 millio  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: * * * Summaries | March 2026 Commission Meeting These are summaries of orders voted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at its March 19, 2026, public meeting. Links to each order will be provided below once the order is issued. The summaries are produced by FERC's Office of External Affairs and are intended to provide only a general synopsis of the orders. These summaries are not intend  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 19 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 18, 2026, by Director Maureen H. Lavery and research attorneys Hannah T. Stilley and Joe St. James: * * * Ones To Watch: Legislation Landscape for 2026 At a Glance This article provides an overview of the thousands of labor and employment-related bills introduced in the United States in the first quarter of the year and looks at trends that appear to be emerging. * Ones To Watch is back wi  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 19 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following commentary on March 18, 2026: * * * Op-Ed by Governor Mark Gordon: Wyoming, Built to Lead Budget sessions are never easy. They force hard choices about what we value most and what kind of future we want to build. This year's Budget Session in Cheyenne was no exception. At times it was tense and deeply contested. But in the end, something important happened: the people of Wyoming spoke. You spoke up about "cutti  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Fight to End Democrats' Dangerous DHS Shutdown * "Right now, the Department of Homeland Security remains closed. Democrats shut it down. For 35 days, they have blocked every effort to reopen it. Democrats need to vote with Republicans to reopen the Department of Homeland Security." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke ahead of a vote to fully fun  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 20 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Firearms Research Center Plans Online Information Session for Educators The Firearms Research Center in the University of Wyoming College of Law will hold an online informational session Thursday, April 9, at 6 p.m. MDT for educators to learn about its national civics education program regarding the Second Amendment. "Armed with Knowledge: A Non-Partisan Second Amendment Initiative" is supported by a   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 21 -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * WDE Seeks Public Comment on 2026 Annual State Application Under Part B of IDEA and Proposed Use of Funds The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) seeks public comment on the FFY 2026 Annual State Application and Proposed Use of Funds under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Comments can be submitted online or via mail by 11:59 p.m. on April 20. The state  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 21 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on March 20, 2026: * * * Governor Mark Gordon Declines to Move Forward with Removal of Hot Springs County Commissioners Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) announces his decision today declining to move forward with the removal of Hot Springs County Commissioners Paul Galovich and Robert Aguiar. Governor Gordon received a complaint on September 10, 2025 from six qualified electors of Hot Springs County conta  more